Zhangjiajie 1 - The Mountains

Google 'Zhangjiajie' you will find a lot of beautiful photographs of its vast scenery, mountains mostly, which usually are associated with the film "Avatar" (Wulingyuan Scenic Area). The area is now very touristy but its rawness is still evident. It is situated in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China

Reached the top of "gate to heaven" after 999 steps from base

The other side of "gate to heaven"

 

Group picture at the base of 'gate to heaven' Tianmeng Tong at Tianzi Mountain

 

Below are the various views of the beautiful scenery which inspired the movie "Avatar". There are deep gorges and cliff mountains, scenes prevalent in Chinese art/paintings.